SERVICES
Prepare, Explore, Process
The Birth Path families have expressed gratitude for Jen’s “loving-kindness, grounded wisdom, and compassionate, expert guidance.”
With all the solace that a welcomed breeze & a fresh body of water might bring, Jen hopes to hold space for the whole family during such a sacred transformation.
PREPARE
Educational Offerings for Families & Individuals
Hypnobirthing
(In-Person or Virtual)
For a truly comprehensive and full childbirth education experience alongside other expectant families, please join our next Hypnobirthing cohort! Your birthing experience can be rewarding, powerful, autonomous, and even healing. Hypnobirthing guides families in their preparation for the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual elements of labor, birth, & postpartum. This FIVE class series runs about every other month in Northampton, MA at Sanctuary.
This series typically fills up swiftly, so Contact Jen for more info.
Hypnobirthing refresher courses are available for returning families. This will be planned on an as-needed basis.
Birth Prep Sessions
(In-Person or Virtual)
For families looking for a uniquely tailored experience, birth prep sessions are offered in 90-minute intervals to cover preparation needs connected to your family’s birth preferences and desires.
Sessions include engaging, evidence-based education that enables families to confidently assess the many decisions that are required during the perinatal journey.
Families can select from a topic-based survey which items they feel are most important to cover during our time together. Sessions can be scheduled at any time during pregnancy: Contact Jen.
Infant Care Class
(In-Person or Virtual)
This is a few-hour workshop in which families are invited to feel more prepared and know their options for all the little and big decision-making moments along the way. Your instructor will not encourage one path over another. She will share the evidence & the anecdotes so that you can gain confidence, feel more empowered, & find more agency in your parenting journey. Contact Jen if interested!
This workshop runs about every other month in Northampton, MA at Sanctuary.
EXPLORE
Unique 1:1 or 2:1 Consulting Sessions
(In-Person or Virtual)
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For any family hoping to learn more about the process of a cesarean birth alongside some practical tools to move through the experience with a sense of agency.
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For any family looking to explore their birth location options or for anyone interested in discerning which perinatal providers may be the best fit for their family’s needs and preferences.
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For any family needing extra phrases and practical ways to communicate with their care team through birth with as much autonomy and healthy collaboration as possible.
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For any family desiring to learn more about induction options (both medicinal tools and non-medicinal encouragement). This can be a proactive or “what are our options?” session.
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For any family desiring to learn more about the importance of fetal positioning in pregnancy, labor, and birth. This can be a proactive or a “what are our options?” session when a family discovers their baby is not in the vertex position.
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For any family who has birthed before - or experienced birth and loss simultaneously - and is looking to have a different experience this next time around.
PROCESS
Unique 1:1 or 2:1 Consulting Sessions
(In-Person or Virtual)
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For anyone hoping to process the layers of their birth experience as a birther or witness. This session is inspired by Birthing from Within’s birth story medicine framework. Resources beyond this session will be provided for further exploration.
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For anyone wanting to process their fertility journey with a seasoned birth worker. This can be for a pregnant or non-pregnant person. Resources beyond this session will be provided for further exploration.
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For anyone looking to process how to hold these two journeys simultaneously. Resources beyond this session will be provided for further exploration.
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For anyone in the first year of their postpartum journey looking for a nonjudgmental, safe space to reflect on the victories, challenges, and ultimate evolution.
Example:
1 hr per week, Virtual check-ins (for the first 6 weeks Postpartum)Check-ins can consist of learning newborn care, breastfeeding, newborn sleep, and supporting your new family in ways that are needed. This package includes daytime text support through the contracted 6 weeks as well.
Birth Story Listening included.
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For anyone in the first five years of their parenting/ caregiving journey looking for a nonjudgmental, safe space to reflect on the victories, challenges, and ultimate evolution.
DOULA CARE
Currently Offering:
in-person birth doula care for returning clients/ families,
virtual doula care for any family,
and occasional in-person doula care for mutual-fit clients from Hypnobirthing classes.
Services include:
Prenatal Mentoring & Prep
In-Person Prenatal Visits
Birth Preference Exploration
On-call Labor & Birth Support
Postpartum Visit & Support